Kenya to charge students with murder over deadly school fire
Sixteen pupils, aged between 15 and 18, died when a fire broke out in a dormitory at Utumishi Girls' School last month.
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Kenya to charge students with murder over deadly school fireImage source, ReutersImage caption, Eight students are still in police custody following their arrest last month ByWycliffe Muia, Reporting fromNairobi and Alfred LasteckPublished24 June 2026, 09:13 BSTUpdated 8 minutes agoKenyan prosecutors say they are preparing to charge several students with the murder of their schoolmates following a suspected school arson attack last month.Sixteen pupils, aged between 15 and 18, died and dozens more were injured when a fire broke out in a dormitory at Utumishi Girls' School in Gilgil, about 120km (77 miles) north-west of the capital, Nairobi.Eight students were later arrested after police said they may have been involved in starting the fire by setting mattresses alight near an exit."Upon…
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